Posters of the Belle Epoque The Wine Spectator Collection Jack Rennert

ISBN: 0-7570-0064-9 ISBN: 978-0-7570-0064-5 Length: 256 Pages Size: 10.25x 13.25-inch Format: Quality paperback Full color throughout Category: Art / Graphic Arts Price: $75.00 US Availability: In print   Contents Reviews

The Belle Epoque--France's "beautiful era" that lasted from the 1890s to the beginning of World War I--was the golden era of posters, when many of the world's classic designs were produced. The excitement of this time is brought to life in this lavish collection of more than 200 full-color posters--each completely annotated--that adorned Paris when artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec walked its streets.

The posters, culled from one of the best private collections in the world, include the works of Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Steinlen, Cappiello, Cheret, Livemont, and other top posterists of the day. Jack Rennert's lengthy, well-researched introduction illustrates the flavor of this magnificent era and explains interesting production aspects of the lithographic art that produced these masterpieces. Posters of the Belle Epoque is a must-have for the serious poster collector.

Jack Rennert has been dealing in posters for over forty years. During this time, he has written a dozen monographs, arranged museum tours, given lectures, and done television guest spots on the topic of poster art. Rennert also established two successful companies: Posters Please, Inc. and Poster Auctions International. At Poster Auctions International, the world's first company to specialize exclusively in poster auctions, he became the world's first specialized poster auctioneer. Mr. Rennert is also the author of over twenty books on both vintage and modern posters.

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